Graphics: What the 2024 U.N. World Population Prospects report shows about where humanity is going
NBCJUL 14 2024
According to UK government data, the combined population of England and Wales jumped by 610K to 60.9M in mid-2023, largely thanks to 622k new immigrants. A total of about 1M people immigrated to the UK in the year up to mid-2023, while 462K left.
In certain parts of England and Wales, one in 22 residents moved there in 2023. For example, in Middlesbrough, which has a population of about 150k, just under 6.8k international migrants moved there last year.
Births dropped by 21.9k to 598.4k, compared to the number of deaths rising by 24k to 598k. The 400-person difference between births and deaths was the lowest in 46 years. Another 13.8k emigrated to other parts of the UK outside England and Wales.